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Spring 2012

MCC Great Lakes

Middle East crisis

MCC is appealing for $500,000 to assist partner organizations in Syria and Lebanon in response to escalating civil unrest. About 20,000 Syrians have already fled to Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. MCC's response includes sending relief kits, providing emergency food and medicine and supporting the grassroots community to bring peaceful solutions.

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A different vision for Lebanon
by Sarah Adams 
Sarah Adams, MCC Country Representative in Lebanon, shares her reflections on working amidst the complex realities in the Middle East.

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Relief sale time throughout the region

As the weather gets warmer, anticipation is building for the MCC relief sales that are an annual tradition throughout the United Sates and Canada.

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Summer SWAP staff urgently needed

Positions are still available with the SWAP (Sharing with Appalachian People) program to serve as summer staff.

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Essay contest winner from Goshen explores faith and politics

Congratulations to Maria Thomas, a senior at Bethany Christian High School in Goshen, who won grand prize for her essay in the Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office annual essay contest. In her essay, “Faith, Values and Voting,” Thomas discusses the historic connection between faith and politics. Peter Schrock from Bethany Christian High School also won honorable mention in the contest.

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Cotton Patch Gospel coming to Great Lakes

Phil Kaufmann’s one-man musical performances of the Cotton Patch Gospel are raising funds for hunger relief programs around the world, including MCC. Performance dates are available in the Great Lakes region.

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Days of Prayer and Action for Peace in Colombia

Middle East crisis

East Africa drought response

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Fear not: Seek peace

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